Finance chiefs prioritise technical competence
Finance chiefs believe technical competence is the top quality required by the finance professionals of tomorrow, according to a new survey. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and [...]
Overworked? Let technology take the strain
A new report has found that 70 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners in the UK do not like to delegate responsibility to others, and that almost 75 per cent say their [...]
Getting your tax right in the sharing economy
The sharing economy is an umbrella term that originally referred to peer-to-peer sharing of goods and services within the open source community, but gradually broadened to cover online [...]
Could you benefit from automating your accounts processes?
The vast majority of small businesses are looking to increase the automation of their accounting processes to increase efficiency, according to a new report, but despite this, only around five [...]
EU audit reform rules come into force
New EU audit rules, aimed at promoting high-quality audits in larger businesses throughout the EU and enhancing investor trust in the financial information of companies, came into force last [...]
New Thinking in Sales
One of the business world’s favourite clichés is that success is more about who you know than what you know. Whether or not this is actually true in practice, it is fair to say that networking [...]
Going Automatic
Automation is a word that crops up regularly in conversations today about the future of accountancy and indeed most other professions. As our relationship with technology becomes more complex and [...]
Bold new ideas in accountancy
The world of accountancy is changing, and not just in a series of minor, incremental ways. Anyone who has any kind of interface with accountants (and let’s face it: that includes pretty much [...]
